Q: Is 1,328,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,328,664 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,328,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 29 46 58 69 83 87 92 116 138 166 174 184 232 249 276 332 348 498 552 664 667 696 996 1,334 1,909 1,992 2,001 2,407 2,668 3,818 4,002 4,814 5,336 5,727 7,221 7,636 8,004 9,628 11,454 14,442 15,272 16,008 19,256 22,908 28,884 45,816 55,361 57,768 110,722 166,083 221,444 332,166 442,888 664,332 and 1,328,664, with no remainder.

Since 1,328,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,328,664, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).